I have been in the cloakroom waiting for the opportunity to speak on the highway bill and to speak on behalf of the commerce safety portion of that highway bill. Are we now going to turn to the highway legislation? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. We are on the highway legislation. We were under a unanimous consent request, with the Senator recognized to speak next.
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